Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-28

power to repeal it's special act. or this
5 there was no doubt. S is$
ia Mr.. MCCU MBER said there were quite a
number here who are not satisfied we have
right to repeal the act. We are face to
face with the congressional provision that
II we cannot change the salary or fees of any
officer during the term for which he has
been elected. $
On roll call the bill lpassed, ayes, q; noes,
5$5 A QUESTION OF FEES.
Council bill No. AZ, for requiring county
4 treasurers to certify to abstracts of title
# came up as a special order and was consid-
cred in committee of the whole, Mr., Camp
bell in the chair. After some debate mo-
/. tion to strike out the clauses providing a
fee for the certificate was carried, and the
committee rose and REPORTED accord
ingly. Fs55 H.S 3 5
Pending motion to adopt the report,
which was ordered. & II
The roll being called and absentees re-
ported, Mr.. FOST moved to dispense
with further proceedings under the call,
which carried. 10 to 8.
Mr.. GRIGSBY moved the previous ques-
ton, which was rejected. F.S -,
Mr. WASHABAUG raised tn point of
order that the previous question having
been refused, the matter could not be fur
ther considered this day. The chair MAT
thewsl sustained the point.
Mr.. HUGHES moved to defer action on
the bill to January 10th, at Sp. m. Car
ried. ~
EXTENSION OF TAX TIME.
Mr. HUGHES moved a confer
ference committee on the bill blouse
No. 46, amended,) for extending
the time for paying taxes of 1886. Carried,
and the chair appointed Messrs. Hughes,
Washabaugh and Sheldon, Of Hand.
On motion of Mr.. BOGERT a recess of
twenty minutes was taken, so that action
might be had to-day on the repert of the
Conference committee.
Mr.. HUGHES, after the recess, reported
that the committee of conference had
come to an agreement, and reported a bill
which the house had already passed, and
For one, he had agreed to this bill under
protest satisfied it was the best which
could be had, but not content with its half
measure Of relief. = =
The bill agreed upon by the conferees
having come up from the house, and the re.
port Of the conferees being adopted, the bill
was put upon its passage and was passed.
1t leaves taxes delinquent and interest at
per cent. a month attaching February 1st,
but postpones the 5 per cent. penalty to
July 1st. Messrs. Bogert, Dodge, Hughes
and others are of opinion that it does not
relieve the county treasurers of the duty
of enforcing payment of personal taxes,
unpaid February 1st, by distraint.
Mr.. CAIN voted aye, not because he ap-
proved this BILL bnt because it was the best
which could be put through the house.
Mr.. SHELDON, IF Day, voted no, be-
cause he could thus express his personal
opinion without defeating the bill.
Mr.. PRESIDENT voted no, because the
bill does not give the relief needed.
CLERKS, BUT NO POSTMASTER.
Mr.. ERICSSON offered a resolution au-
thorizing the president to appoint clerL:
for the revenue committee and two clerks
for the committee on enrolment and en-
grOssment Of bills at SIS a day. The reS0-
luton was adopted and the chair appointed
John McCracken to be clerk of the revenue
committee and NJ. P. Hauser and G. N.
Mailman to be clerks Of the enrolling COM
mittee.
Mr.. ALLIN offered resolution author
izing the president to appoint postmaster
of the council, at 81 day.
Mr.. WASHABAUGH moved to lay the
resolution on the table. Carried; ayes, IL;
noes, g.
t5:25 the council adjourned to 2 p. M.
Saturday.